User Guide

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Supported Database Drivers
ColdFusion uses Open DataBase Connectivity (ODBC), OLE DB, and native database
drivers to interact with data sources. However, not all ColdFusion Server editions
support all database drivers. ColdFusion Professional edition is limited to ODBC on
Linux and to ODBC and OLE DB on Win32. The following table shows the available
drivers for each ColdFusion edition:
Functionality Library name Vendor Version
Windows 98
Windows NT
Linux
a
Solaris
HP-UX
ODBC
Btrieve DataDirect
Connect ODBC
MERANT 3.7
P
b
P
FileMaker FileMaker 5.0 P P
dBASE/FoxPro DataDirect
Connect ODBC
MERANT 3.7 PPPEE
IBM DB2 UDB
c
DataDirect
Connect ODBC
MERANT 3.7 E E E E
Informix 7.x/9.x
d
DataDirect
Connect ODBC
MERANT 3.7 E E E E
Informix Dynamic
Server for Informix 9.x
DataDirect
Connect ODBC
MERANT 3.7 EEEE
Microsoft SQL Server DataDirect
Connect ODBC
MERANT 3.7 P E E
MySQL
e
DataDirect
Connect ODBC
MERANT 3.6 P E E
Oracle 7.3.4 DataDirect
Connect ODBC
MERANT 3.7 E E E
Oracle 8 DataDirect
Connect ODBC
MERANT 3.7 EEEEE
Paradox DataDirect
Connect ODBC
MERANT 3.7 P P
Progress 7.2 DataDirect
Connect ODBC
MERANT 3.7 E
SQLbase 6.x DataDirect
Connect ODBC
MERANT 3.7 E E
Sybase 11 - Sybase
Adaptive Server 12.0
DataDirect
Connect ODBC
MERANT 3.7 EEEEE
Text DataDirect
Connect ODBC
MERANT 3.7 PPPEE
dBASE MDAC Microsoft P P
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